Corn-cutter



(No Model.)

W. P. L. GENTRY. 001m CUTTER.

No. 545,956. Patented Sept. 10, 1895.

I I HisJH-X while still on the machine, may be readily -vided, automatically covering the edges of XVILLIAM F. L. GENTRY, OF CHAPMAN, OTTAl/VA COUNTY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-I-IALF TO T. G. BOND, OF MILTONVALE, KANSAS.

CORN-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 545,956, dated September 10, 1895.

Application filed October 25, 1894.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. L. GENTRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chapman township, in the county of Ottawa and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Cutters; and I do hereby declare the following, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in corn cutters and binders combined, and the objects are to arrange an effective cutter whereon the knives, while rigidly secured to the bed of the machine, are properly protected when not in use, and at the same time to provide means whereby the severed stalks,

bound into shocks and the shocks dumped at any desired place in the field. I attain these objects by means of the mechanism hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of my improved corncutter; Fig. 2, a detail view of the device for securing the binding-rack in position; Fig. 3, a detail view of the mechanism used for binding the shocks, and Fig. 4 a detail view of the mechanism for operating the knife-shield.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

The platform A is attached to the axle D by reaches E, which are sleeved upon the axle so as to leave the axle free to turn and thus dump the load. The forward corners of the platform are beveled toward the rear thereof, and to those beveled edges is firmly secured knives it for severing the stalks. To protect the knives when not in use shields K are prothe knives. Each shield is withdrawn by means of rods t joined at their rear ends and loosely jointed to rod 8, which is hinged at o to the vertical rod Z, upon which rests seat r.

Serial No. 526,908. (No model.)

Rod Z passes loosely through boxing p and has attached thereto spring m, the lower end of which rests upon support q, firmly secured to the inside of said boxing. (See Fig. 4-.)

It will readily be seen from the foregoing that when seat r is depressed by the weight of a person sitting thereon the shield is withdrawn and the rods Z, s, and t and shield K assume the positions shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, thus exposing the edge of knife 10, and when seat 1' is relieved of such weight the spring m causes the shield to automatically return to the position shown in Fig. 1, completely covering theedge of such knife. When severed the stalks are placed by hand upon the rack formed by side pieces 0 0, secured to axle D, arms a, f, and g, and hollow pipe d, having inserted therein rod e, to which the inner ends of arms a are pivotally attached. Side pieces 0 O are joined together at their forward ends by means of plate B secured thereto, and while the rack is being loaded it is held in a horizontal position by means of rod it, provided with spring t, which serves to keep the eye or a hook upon the lower end of said rod engaged with hook o, secured to the platform, the forward ends of said side pieces at such times resting upon the supportj. To bind the severed stalks rope 0, one end of which is secured to the outer end of one of the arms a, is thrown over the stalks and passed through the pulley I), attached to the outer end of the other arm a. Then by pulling on the disengaged end of said rope arms a will be drawn together, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus compressing the stalks, when a rope or wire may be tied around them, binding them into a compact shock, which may then be dumped to the ground. To insure the shock standing upright the rod 6 plays loosely in pipe d, so the shock may drop to the ground before the rope c is slackened. If desired, the shocks may all be hauled to and dumped upon a small area, thus leaving the remainderof the field clear and ready for immediate plowing and seeding for the next crop.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters In testimony whereof I affix my signature Patent, isin presence of two witnesses.

In a corn-cutter provided with a tiltin T binding rack, the arms pivotally attached t3 WILLIAM GENTRL 5 a rod playing loosely in a hollow pipe or tube Witnesses:

rigidly affixed to the framework of said rack, OLIVER KEENER, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. HY. XV. STAOKPOLE. 

